四川省成都外国语学校11-12学年高二下学期期中考试(英语).doc

四川省成都外国语学校11-12学年高二下学期期中考试〔英语〕 考前须知： 本试卷分第I卷〔选择题〕和第II卷〔非选择题〕两局部。 本堂考试120分钟，总分值150分。 答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。 考试结束后，请将答题卷交回。 第I卷〔选择题〕 〔95 points〕 Vocabulary and grammar. (25 points) 1.--- It’s said John will be in a job paying over $60,000 year. --- Right, he will also get paid by week. A．the; the B．a; the C．the; a D．a; a 2. What’s the , in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn’t make an effort to help himself? A．sympathy B．theme C．object D．point 3. The way she thought ofenough money was to sell her hair. A．getting B．to get C．and got D．for getting 4. When Christopher Columbus reachedis now the USA, he called the people of the new world“Indians.〞 A．where B．what C．which D．the place where 5．,Dick could not succeedthe driving test. A．However he tried hard; in passing B．No matter how hard he tried; to pass C．However hard he tried; in passing D．No matter how he tried hard; to pass 6. How did itthat you failed to in time yesterday? A．come up; turn down B．come on; turn over C．come over; turn off D．come about; turn up 7. Clinical evidence began to__________, suggesting that the new drugs had a wider range of useful activities than had been predicted from experiments in animals． A．operate B．strengthen C．approve D．accumulate 8. It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. , we’d better take it to the garage immediately. A. Otherwise B. If not C. But for that D. If so 9. ---Let’s try operating the machine right now. ---Wait, Better read thefirst. A．information B．explanations C．instructions D．introduction 10. Tom ______________ in the library every night over the last three months. A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had been working 11. _______ volleyball is her main focus, she’s also great at basketball. A. Since B. Once C. Unless D. While 12. The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase ______